Warmup: Stereotypes
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced
Word Library: Stereotypes
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced
Your Teacher Says: Stereotypes
Fun Activity/fun debate. Teacher reads a sentence to the students. Teacher says the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Missing Letters: Stereotypes
Class contest.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
The teacher can also ask students to explain the meaning of each word or make a sentence with the word.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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On a Scale From 1-5: Stereotypes
Individual opinion-sharing.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR Pair work.
Another fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Your Opinion: Stereotypes
Students choose an adjective for each country
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity [individual] or pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Ask & Answer: Stereotypes
Asking and answering questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
True or False: Stereotypes
True or False discussion.
Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR student activity
Teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Can You Name 3: Stereotypes
Fun thinking.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Get In Line: Stereotypes
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Pre-intermediate – Intermediate
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Like & Dislike: Stereotypes
More speaking and fluency practice.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair Work.
Easier discussions. Should be a fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Round Robin Warm-down: Stereotypes
Fun speaking activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Group work / individual challenge and fluency practice.
A student challenge to make a short sentence about a given topic. Keep going until students run out of sentences. Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
